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2. The method of claim 1, wherein the continuous swipe movement by the finger on the touchscreen display is continuous from detection of the fingerprint to the disengagement of the finger from the touchscreen display at an end of the swipe movement.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein displaying the additional menu of secure application launch icons on the touchscreen display in response to the fingerprint detected on a fingerprint sensor portion of a touchscreen display matching a fingerprint of an authorized user of the computing device comprises displaying the secure application launch icons encircling the fingerprint sensor portion of the touchscreen display.
5. The method of claim 3, wherein displaying the additional menu of secure application launch icons on the touchscreen display in response to the fingerprint detected on a fingerprint sensor portion of a touchscreen display matching a fingerprint of an authorized user of the computing device comprises displaying the secure application launch icons arranged as a semi-circle adjacent to the fingerprint sensor portion of the touchscreen display.
6. The method of claim 3, wherein displaying the additional menu of secure application launch icons on the touchscreen display in response to the fingerprint detected on a fingerprint sensor portion of a touchscreen display matching a fingerprint of an authorized user of the computing device comprises displaying the secure application launch icons arranged in at least one of columns or rows on the touchscreen display.
9. The computing device of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured with processor-executable instructions such that continuous swipe movement by the finger on the touchscreen display is continuous from detection of the fingerprint to the disengagement of the finger from the touchscreen display at an end of the swipe movement.
11. The computing device of claim 10, wherein the processor is further configured with processor-executable instruction to display the secure application launch icons encircling the fingerprint sensor portion the touchscreen display.
12. The computing device of claim 10, wherein the processor is further configured with processor-executable instructions to display the secure application launch icons arranged as a semi-circle adjacent to the fingerprint sensor portion of the touchscreen display.
13. The computing device of claim 10, wherein the processor is further configured with processor-executable instructions to display the secure application launch icons arranged in at least one of columns or rows on the touchscreen display.
16. The non-transitory processor-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the stored processor-executable instructions are configured to cause a processor of a computing device to perform operations such that the continuous swipe movement by the finger on the touchscreen display is continuous from detection of the fingerprint to the disengagement of the finger from the touchscreen display at an end of the swipe movement.
20. The non-transitory processor-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the stored processor-executable instructions are configured to cause a processor of a computing device to perform operations such that determining the application to unlock is based on an icon on the touchscreen display that is aligned with a longitudinal axis of the swipe movement.
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July 11, 2023
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